Meanings
A bicycle powered solely by pedalling with the feet, with no motor or engine; used to distinguish it from a motorbike or moped.
ایک ایسی سائیکل جو صرف پیروں سے پیڈل چلا کر چلائی جاتی ہے، جس میں کوئی انجن یا موٹر نہیں ہوتی؛ موٹر سائیکل سے الگ پہچان کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔
سائیکل
saaikal
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Common Collocations
- ride a pushbike
- pushbike lane
- old pushbike
- borrow a pushbike
- pushbike ride
- pushbike rack
- commute on a pushbike
- pushbike helmet
Example Sentences
He rode his pushbike to school every morning instead of taking the bus.
وہ ہر صبح بس لینے کے بجائے اپنی سائیکل پر سکول جاتا تھا۔
Woh har subah bus lene ke bajaye apni saaikal par school jaata tha.
I prefer riding a pushbike around the city because it is cheap and eco-friendly.
میں شہر میں سائیکل چلانا پسند کرتا ہوں کیونکہ یہ سستی اور ماحول دوست ہے۔
Main shehar mein saaikal chalana pasand karta hoon kyunki yeh sasti aur mahol dost hai.
She fixed the flat tyre on her pushbike before heading out for her evening ride.
اس نے شام کی سواری پر جانے سے پہلے اپنی سائیکل کا پنکچر ٹھیک کیا۔
Us ne shaam ki sawaari par jaane se pehle apni saaikal ka puncture theek kiya.
During the fuel crisis, many people dusted off their old pushbikes and cycled to work.
ایندھن کے بحران کے دوران بہت سے لوگوں نے اپنی پرانی سائیکلیں نکالیں اور سائیکل چلا کر کام پر گئے۔
Eendhan ke bohran ke doran bahut se logon ne apni purani saaikalen nikaali aur saaikal chala kar kaam par gaye.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'push' + 'bike': you PUSH the pedals with your feet to make the bike go — no engine needed! Unlike a motorbike where the engine does the work, a pushbike is all about your leg power.
Picture a person huffing and puffing, pushing hard on the pedals of a simple bicycle with no engine sound — just the whirring of wheels and the wind in their hair. That silent, human-powered two-wheeler is the pushbike.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
سائیکل پر چلتا ہے وہ منزلوں کی چاہ میں محنت کش کا راستہ، عزم ہے اس کی راہ میں
Saaikal par chalta hai woh manzilon ki chaah mein Mehnat kash ka raasta, azm hai us ki raah mein
He rides his bicycle in pursuit of his destinations, The path of the hardworking, determination guides his way.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
اپنے پاؤں پر کھڑا ہونا ہی اصل کامیابی ہے۔
Apne paon par khara hona hi asal kamyabi hai.
Standing on one's own feet is the real success — just as a pushbike moves only through one's own effort and energy.
📖 Etymology
Origin: English "push + bike" — a bicycle propelled by pushing the pedals with the feet, as opposed to a motorised vehicle
First known use: early 20th century (circa 1910s)
The compound word 'pushbike' emerged in British English in the early 20th century to distinguish a pedal-powered bicycle from the increasingly common motorised bicycle or motorbike. The prefix 'push' emphasises the human-powered nature of the vehicle, contrasting it with engine-driven two-wheelers. The term remains predominantly British and Australian in usage, while American English typically uses simply 'bicycle' or 'bike'.